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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reyki Rhino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Rix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 cm
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145 lbs
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180 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reyki Rhino! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Rix! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rhino misses with a straight left. Rix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Rhino looks to throw the jab but Rix is out of range. Nice body punch from Rix. Nice uppercut there from Rix. Rix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rhino just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhino defending well as Rix loads up on a big left hand. Rhino jabs Rix to the body, keeping him at a distance. Rhino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rix. Rhino throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Matt Rix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rhino works Rix's body with a nice hook. Nice straight punches there by Rhino. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rhino. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rhino getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Rix blocks a jab. Rix blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rhino throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Rix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rhino's calf. Rix misses the jab. Rhino on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Rhino thows a body shot but no joy. Rhino staying out of range there. Rix throws a good cross that connects.
Rix looks to land a right hand but Rhino moved out of range. A slow jab from Rix misses its intended target. Rix lunges at Rhino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rhino's hand. Rix throws a body punch but Rhino moves out of range. Rhino lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rix connects with a body shot that sends Rhino's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rix misses with a leg kick. Rix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rhino. Rix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhino moves away. Rhino throws the left hand but Rix avoids the punch easily. Rix jabbing away but nothing is landing. A slapping leg kick lands for Rix.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rhino throws a body punch but Rix moves out of range. Rhino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Rhino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Rhino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Rix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhino. A shot in the inside from Rix. Rhino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rix working aggressively here.
Rix misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Rhino.
Rix scores with a shoulder strike. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rhino. Rix misses with a short punch on the inside. Rhino is working Rix over against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Rhino fails to land. Rix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short right from Rhino. Rhino blocks a body shot from Rix. A short right from Rhino on the inside. Rix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rix misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhino. Rix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhino scores with a hook to the body. Rix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A head punch on the inside from Rix fails to land. Rix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rhino lands with a right to the head. Rhino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rix backwards. Rix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rix misses with a short punch on the inside. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Rix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhino misses with a punch on the inside.
Rix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reyki Rhino will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rix dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Matt Rix seems to be getting the better of the standup. A swing and a miss from Rix. Rix lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Rhino works the jab nicely. Rhino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rix. Good leg kick by Rix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rix connects with a body shot. Rhino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Rhino misses with an uppercut
and Rix counters with a good low kick that Rhino was not able to check. Rix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhino.
Rhino lands with a hook. Rix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Rhino just misses with a punch to the body.
Rix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhino moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from Rhino. Rix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhino manages to avoid it. Rix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Rhino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rix checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Rhino throws a right and a left that Rix avoids nicely. The fighters circling - Rhino throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Rix thows a body shot but no joy. Rix works Rhino's body with a nice hook. Good leg kick by Rix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rhino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rix. Rhino throws a big shot that misses. Rix gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rhino.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rhino checks a leg kick. Good work by Rhino as he checks the leg kick. Rhino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Rix slips under a jab. Rix misses with a leg kick. Rix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhino manages to avoid it. Rix lands the left hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rix slips a straight right by Rhino. Rhino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rix.
Rhino getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Rix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Rix scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rix lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rhino backs up against the cage.
Rhino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Rix throws a good cross that connects.
Rix ducks under a wild hook from Rhino. Rhino throws a jab when Rix was well out of range. Rhino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Rix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhino manages to avoid it. A nice leg kick lands there from Rix. Rhino scores with a jab to the jaw. Rhino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Rix connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Rix takes a shot right to the bread basket. A punch lands to the side of Rix 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rix tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The crowd cheers as Rhino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rix doesn't seem phased though.
Rix is rocked! Rhino lands a right hook to the body.
Rix is still on wobbly legs! Can Rhino finish him? Rhino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rix looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Rix is breathing heavily. Rhino closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rix! Rhino dives in looking to finish! Rix is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reyki Rhino!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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